Fears of a cover-up have emerged following the arrest of a young heir to the Red Bull energy drink empire, accused of killing a motorcycle policeman after hitting him with his Ferrari.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of the late Red Bull creator Chaleo Yoovidhya, is suspected of knocking down Wichean Glanprasert, 45, and dragging his body down a Bangkok street in the early hours of the morning.

Yoovidhya, thought to be in his late 20s, was taken in for questioning after police
allegedly traced oil streaks for several blocks to his family's gated
estate in a wealthy neighborhood Bangkok.

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The family of Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya (right) have paid the relatives of a police officer he is accused of killing in a hit-and-run $100,000 in the hope of avoiding a civil lawsuit

This $1m Ferrari is believed to be the car that struck the officer and dragged his body down a Bangkok street

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Toopgrajank, Bangkok's most senior police official said he took charge
of the investigation after a lower-ranking policeman initially tried to
cover up the crime by turning in a bogus suspect - the family's driver who allegedly claimed he had been behind the wheel.